Contract Development Manager

A bit about us

There’s never been a better time to join our Commercial and Procurement team.

We’re a growing, dynamic and vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You’ll be involved in ensuring that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or workingon our road network.

Your new role as Contract Development Manager

Are you an experienced professional that would like to use that experience to make a difference and help deliver real change for customers? If you are passionate about developing and delivering an exciting programme of work for National Highways, sharingbest practice, and helping to launch a new contract training programme, this is a great opportunity to advance your skills in the commercial and procurement arena.

As a Contract Development Manager, you will be contributing to the development and delivery of the contract strategy providing specialist advice during the procurement project and working in a dynamic high functioning matrix team. You will support the developmentand continuous improvement of model contracts which are used across National Highways. You will be responsible for maintaining the model contract documents with regular updates to reflect the latest government policy, business, and legal requirements.

You will ensure that the procurement projects you support drive innovation, adopt the outcome of lessons learnt to deliver best practice and that the contract documents are compliant. You will also provide assurance of contract documents dependent on complexityof the project.

You will work with the team to launch and deliver an exciting contract training programme to key stakeholders in National Highways with the objective of improving commercial and contract management across the organisation. Going forward you will help todevelop the training for the wider supply chain aligned to their needs.

What you’ll be doing

Actively build relationships, collaborate with and manage a wide range of stakeholders in National Highways.
Collaborate with and lead internal matrix teams, stakeholders and specialist advisors to manage, develop and produce model contract documents for National Highways that reflect business needs.
Contribute to providing specialist advice and guidance on public sector procurement; support best practice in policy and processes that implement UK government policy, English and EU legislation.
Be responsible for developing and drafting contracts/ frameworks as well as providing advice to meet the operational needs of National Highways.
Contribute to the assurance of the final tender documents and ensure the contract documents are compliant.
A focal point for the business for providing procurement contract technical advice and governance.
the provision of necessary contract training and guidance for National Highways and the wider supply chain.
To be successful

Working knowledge of public procurement and contract law, including Public Contract Regulations.
Demonstrate working successfully in effective collaborative working partnerships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and customers.
Ability to influence and present to others at a range of levels.
Preferably experience in contract or procurement drafting
Should hold or be willing to work towards the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or hold a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) qualification.

About Us
Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

Our benefits package

Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are:
Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme.